Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-13
WATER WORKS CLERKS.
The City Trustees Hold Special Meet
ing to Decide Relative to Them.

| The City Trustees Hold a Special Meet
ing to Decide Relative TO Them.
| A special meeting of the Board OF Cit,
Trustees was held at P. NJ. yesterday, al
the members present.
Mayor Gregory stated that the matter
electing a Clerk of the Water Works. tt
| fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna
ton of ]. T. Stafford, had been hanging
| fire. but might as well be settled at once, il
| order that the business of the office coult
be conducted properly and expeditlously.
Mr.. Ryan announced that he was ready
Mr.. Jones remarked that it had been con
coded that, owing to his position as Super
| intendent of the Water Works, the naming
of Clerk belonged to him.
Mayor Gregory-Thats not the idea a
all.
Mr.. Jones-What is?
Mayor Experimentation for the
office of Clerk.
Mr.. Jones-I nominate VIM. Z. Davis.
Mr.. Ryan said he had not intended tc
make any nomination. Mr.. Jones had in.
formed him some days ago that he had 9
candidate for the position, and he (Ryan.
had promised to vote for him, understand.
ing that it would be Mr.. Gregory, at pres.
emf one of the deputies in the Clerks Office
There appeared to have been some dissat.
isfaction created, however, and he would
now nominate Victor j. Gregory for the
position of Clerk, and keep his promise by
voting for him.
Mr.. Jones said he would like to have
something to say as to who was to be the
Clerk. If he was not to be allowed to have
that say, he would have to acquiesce. As
head Of tho 6aparfu,apt II would hp yprv
unpleasant for him to have a man in that
he did not want. He hoped the Board
would concede that much to him. He had
not and would not interfere with Mr.. Ry-
ans department, and expected the same
courtesy.
Mr. Ryan responded that he had not and
was not interfering with Mr.. Jones de-
partment. He had promised Mr.. Jones to
vote. for his man, Gregory, for Clerk, and
had also promised the Mayor to vote for
him.
Further remarks were interrupted by
the Mayor saying that both gentlemen were
out of order. The discussion would be
in order after the nominees had been de-
clared before the Board. He then an
nounced who the candidates were, and,
after little more had been said by Mr.
Jones and Mr.. Ryan, to the same effect as
before, the roll was ordered called. Mr.
Jones voted for VIM. B. Davis, and Messrs
Ryan and Gregory for V. J. Gregory. The
latter was declared elected Clerk of the
Water Works for the unexpired term.
The Mayor suggested that it would not
be out of place to put the deputies under
bonds of not less than S., 900 each. AS the
Clerk gave bonds and was responsible for
the office, he would, as had been agreed al
a previous consultation of the members OF
the Board, appoint his assistants, subject to
the approval of the Board. (Mr Ryan re-
marked that under the law the Clerk had
authority to appoint) He asked Mr.. Jones
what he would suggest as to the bonds to
be given.
Mr.. Jones replied that he had nothing to
say, and would have nothing to do with
the proceedings. He would not be respon-
sible for anything done, as everything had
been taken out of his hands.
Mayor Gregory asked Mr.. Ryan what
bonds he thought proper, and on that gen.
tleman intimating that 5000 each was
about the right figure, as heretofore no
bonds had been given by deputies, the
Mayor announced that if there was no OBJ,
lection it would be so ordered. The bust.
ness being over the Board adjourned.
1t is understood that the Clerk elect. aftel
filing bis bond, will appoint j. j. Bauer
ana B. w. Cavanaugh as his deputies.